WELCOME
On behalf of the individuals, families and communities we work alongside, I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to our donors, funders, volunteers, partners organisations and staff across Western Australia (WA). Your prayers, commitment and unwavering generosity supports our efforts towards a shared vision of an Australia where everyone has a safe home and can thrive.
Whilst it was a challenging year with the COVID-19 pandemic impacting us all, the team persevered and remained steadfast in delivering services to vulnerable people in WA.
The team had many wonderful achievements over the past year including:
- Commencing of a Drug Education Support service to provide direct and immediate support to homeless young people to address alcohol and other drug (AOD) concerns as well as providing mental health support
- Achieving AOD and Human Services Standard accreditation at Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) and SHIFT Youth AOD Outreach Service in Perth
- Delivering the 46th Christmas Lunch in the Park on Christmas Day with the support of 300 volunteers for some of Perth’s most vulnerable people, including those experiencing homelessness
- Supporting more than 9,660 people with disabilities to live their best life through the delivery of our NDIS Local Area Coordination service in Perth.
In addition to these highlights, I have included fantastic stories that I hope will inspire you and demonstrate how your support has resulted in positive impacts on individuals and the community.
We look forward to continuing to grow our impact and I’d like to invite you to journey with us again over the next 12 months.
I hope you enjoy reading the Annual Report.
Warm regards,
Together, we supported 17,107 Australians in WA on their journey towards independence last year.
Homelessness
1,322 people assisted
through 10 services
Alcohol & other drugs
1,250 people assisted
through 13 services
Children & families
136 people assisted
through 3 services
Family & domestic violence
2,004 people assisted
through 7 services
Financial wellbeing
2,373 people assisted
through 7 services
Mental health recovery
358 people assisted
through 3 services
NDIS
9,664 people assisted
through 3 services
Our work in action
Mission Australia stands together with Australians in need, until they can stand for themselves.
Thank you for making our work possible this year.
Driving excellence
Our Impact Measurement helps us understand how our services improve the lives of the people we help and the communities we serve. We measure our impact by asking individuals questions about their wellbeing when they start a service and when they exit.
Funded by the Western Australia State Government, our Wattle House, Housing Support Program, Open Doors, THRIVE, Youth Accommodation Services and Reconnect services provide support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to ensure they have long-term stable housing. Our impact measurement data shows that when people left our services, they were more satisfied with their personal well-being.
*Matched data collected from July 2021 to June 2022 (n=58)]
1International Wellbeing Group (2013). Personal Wellbeing Index: 5th Edition. Melbourne: Australian Centre on Quality of Life, Deakin University
Financial summary
Thank you for your generosity
Our people
Our staff
Our volunteers
We thank our 759 selfless volunteers, who over the last financial year generously contributed almost 22,447 hours in support of our staff and the people we serve.
More inspirational stories
Read about what we’ve been working on, our stance on important social issues and how you make a difference to vulnerable Australians' lives.
